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Category: Arts and Culture

  • Arts and Culture

The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 11 Mar 202029 May 2020

By Lucy Mainwaring-Parr. Inspired by Café Scientifique, Lucy considers how the simulation hypothesis relates to cinema and the moral dilemmas it raises.

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  • Arts and Culture

Waffley Good Company: Waffley good indeed

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 4 Mar 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. Once you eventually reach the café, the tantalising smell of waffle batter, full of potential and possibility, hits you. A review of Waffley Good Company.

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  • Arts and Culture

Home Practice Yoga for Busy Students

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 26 Feb 2020

By Jemima D’Souza. Yoga is a wonderful all-encompassing exercise and short home practice sequences are a great way to incorporate it into your life as a busy student.

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  • Arts and Culture

Alishaan: unoriginal, but ideal for that curry night

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 19 Feb 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. In a review of Alishaan, Nick finds a solid and student-friendly option.

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  • Arts and Culture

The Grammy Awards: Time for a shake-up?

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 12 Feb 2020

By Hannah Bardsley. A discussion of the Grammy Awards – selection, bias and audience involvement.

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  • Arts and Culture

London’s Calling: The Revolutionary Sound of The Clash

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 5 Feb 20203 Apr 2020

By Freya Thomas. A discussion of ‘London Calling’ at the Museum of London and the significance of The Clash.

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  • Arts and Culture

La Spaghettata: an authentically Durham-ised Italian

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 22 Jan 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. In a review of a Durham student favourite – La Spaghettata – Nick finds an authentic Italian experience with a distinctive Durham twist.

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  • Arts and Culture

The Cellar Door: modernity at the heart of antiquity

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 15 Jan 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. In a visit to The Cellar Door, Nick finds a fascinating attempt to bring fine dining to the antiquity of Durham.

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  • Arts and Culture

The Quaker Community: The Benefits of Silence

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 6 Jan 20203 Apr 2020

By Molly Byford. A reflection on Quakerism’s founding principles and what they might be able to offer to a universal culture.

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  • Arts and Culture

Ackroyd and Harvey: How art can raise environmental awareness

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 27 Dec 201915 Feb 2020

By Freya Thomas. A review of art’s potential to raise environmental awareness, focusing on the long-standing collaborating artists, Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey.

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